The Cecil Whig., 1887-12-31
Perryyillc Items.


The entertainment held here on Monday
evening the 26'h inst, i'll the NJ. + Church
was quit. success. There We're quite a
rumher f pieces sung 10y the school, also
some very good speaking by the scholars
The church was very beautifully decorated
| with evergrreuS. Two tall cedar trees reach
ing 10 The cellIng, were nicely trimmed with
! candIrs and little frink.ts E,wc,truu and
/ flour were used TO represent snow on the
branches. A teauIfu cross hung back OF
the pulpit and everything looked yer. nice
| Old krlss put the cap shraf on " hen he
| came in, with bis long white hair and
beard, headed 10y two little girls, one of
whom beat taInhourinr and sung, 'Cheer
! my comrades rheer," Ga Salvation Army
| hymn). kriss led white goat which WAS
! hiteh-d to "A wagon and driven by n little
! boy dressed rs lttle kriss, but called by big
kriss 81 ittle jim" The wagon was loaded
! with candy. There was also q plentiful
: supply OF oranges and apples. A box of
candy, one orange and one apple were given
/ TO each child i'll the town, OF at least this
was the lntention so if any did not get
| treated it WAS no fault of old kriss, u, he
called out several times to know if there
| was any missed. After the candies, etc,
ere distributed, then be. u the presents
from the variors teachers to their classes
These were mostly books and cards, some
! OF " birh we're very handsome l. at though
not least among the parsrnts was "a hand
! some silver water-pitchrr for our pastor
! Mr.. I Is Hunter. Although the pitcher
was paid for by subscription, yet think
! that Mrs. Sali'e Dennis should receive the
praise for her earnest work iu collecting the
funds, ~ she and her husband collected the
/ whole amount. We were sorry that the
pastor was not present to receive his present,
he being unable TO leave his protracted
meeting at Principle. The pitcher was
| therefore sent to him at Charlestown by two
ladies of that place who were present. The
whole affair was conducted in iirst-clas
order and reflects great credit ON all who
| have taken part in it.
There was quite gathering ON Christmas
day at the residence of Capt. II. Ovens Of
his children and grand children, there being
! thirty five present, which is about one-halT
of them, besides the great grand children.
/ There were quite number of pI esents made
some Of which were very handsome. The
Old gentem An, although in his S3th year ap.
peared to enjoy the meeting and could sler
around almost az lively as some of his sons
Among those present We're his daughter,
Mrs. .. f. Hit, OF Albany, n. Y, with her
son and daughter and \ lady friend, Miss
Sallie Allen and Mr.. n Owens, son
daut htrr, of Wilmington Del. The others
present reside in the neighborhood. The
meeting was "a very pleasant one, and W.
hope the old gentleman may live to enjoy
many more such happy Christmas gather
ings
MIR. and Mrs. John q Fisher also had
about thirty children and grand children to
visit thern on Monday, where they had
good dinner. Many presents We're made,
and quite IA pleasant time i'll general was
had.
There was quite a number of visitors in
town for several days. Some of whom are
still with us.
Monday being IA legal holiday, most of the
| railroad neu were at home. There was not
much going on except two glass ball shoot
ing matches One thing we can say that we
never knew Christmas before with so few
drunken men; in fact We do not remember
OF srsin . one of our citizens either drunk
in the least under the influence of liquor.
We understand that a certain lady in
town became very indignant when asked to
contribute to the silver pitcher for the min
lister, and made some remarks that may be
remembered against her on some other oc-
casion. Among the remarks was this one:
"W hat does poor man like that (msaning
the preacher) want with silver pitcher out
in pine barreus. This lady should remem-
Der that she gets her bread a..d brrt>- bare
II it is pine barrens. Besides, we think
that Methodist minister is as much emit
tied to a nice present any other denumi
nation. Now if this lady was not able to
give a little towards the pitcher, she could
have refused to sign the paper and not gst
on her ear about it, for | am sure tn.
amount was raised without her contribu-
ton.
Mr.. Frank Grace is lying quite i'll at his
mothers residence here with a com bination
OF diseases. There are quite a number of
persons complaining with colds, etc. hut
none 50 poorly rs Mr.. Grace. LITE